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same in an inverted position.

N"Ummm srATES PATEN specification of Letters Patent No. 26,577, datedDecember a7, 1859,` 1f

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SERAPHIN ESPACE, of Cincinnati, in the county ofHamiltonand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBedsteads; and I do hereby declare that the followin is a full and eXactdescription thereof, reerence being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the characters of reference marked thereon, making part of thisspecification. p

The nature of my invention relates to the arrangement and combination ofparts, in the construction of bedsteads, substantially as hereinafterrepresented and described.

With reference to the accompanying drawings Figure 1, is a perspectiveview of the improved bedstead. Fig. 2, is a plan of the Fig. 3, is acentral transverse section.

The posts A, are composed of an upright strip of angle iron to which areriveted the arms 1, 2, 3, 4, furnished with sockets at their ends, andthe braces 5, 6, 7, which firmly brace the said arms. `The two posts atthe head, as also the two at the foot are respectively connected by therails B, made of thin metal bars, these rails being riveted or otherwisesecured to the posts and braced in like manner to the arms l, 2, 3, 4. 1

The side lower rails are composed of two thin metal bars C, D, joinedand made stiff by the stays and braces as shown, their ends and thelower ends of the braces e, being furnished with the hooks F, which areiitted to the sockets in the ends of arms 2, 3, 4. The top rails G, arein like manner furnished with hooks fitted to thesockets in the ends ofarms 1.

The head and foot boards are formed of a series of strips of thin metal,.the lower strip being straight, and the others bent as represented soas to form a sort of lattice work, with the screw rods H, passingvertically through them to secure them together. l

These screw `rods serve also to compress the lattice work verticallythereby elongating the head or foot board in their places between theposts so as to cause them to act more perfectly as braces for the posts`and remedy any looseness that might occurbetween them and the posts. Therods I, are similar to the rods H, and serve to secure the head and footboards in suchimanner that they` maybe easily removable from their 1connection withthe posts.` `Theserods I, are y tted to corner blocksingtheangle: of the-1 1 post and pass throughzsaid blocksiwhich are 1fast to the posts and theI end`s`f11of `theg1head1` and foot boards solsecuring themtogether. y w y y J, is an elastic oryieldingfoundation1g1161011 sheet for the bedding to restf upon,itslendsrest upon the iiange upon the; inside 1of1the1 1 1 1 lower one of therails B, at each end ofthe y bedstead, said `rails being`made offangle1iron for that purpose. Ongealchyend of the65 1 i foundation J, s xed apin erguida1 rodfT,111 1 1 passing through a .suitablefsocket inthe flower rail B, in whicliitislides backand1 1 y forth as thefoundation1J,fmovesupand` 11 y down. This foundation J,"may1libe .1 of`lonejw` piece or more, of thin sheet metal or ofstrips riveted together.1 1 y A barK,11 connects and bracesthe rails D. i; On this bar isarranged anellipticalspring L, and two spiral springs 1M,1o`n` whichrestsw' the middle of the foundationtsheet J .1 The f bolt rods N, passthroughfears on the1.11`rails` 1 i C, the spiral springs M, andtli`e"bar11K,1`and1p` so hold said springs inplace. i horizon; f y f talplane with the rails 1Dgmare1 arrangedthej V-shaped bracesone1`being"attacl1ed tol ther1 two head-posts and the `other-1 11tothentwo foot-posts and the two 1connected bythe screw 0. l?, Q1, are thebraces, and means of the screw o, they can be strainedsoas to givestiffness to the b edstead andkeep it" in its proper rectangular form. y,1 1 This bedstead can be1easily taken 1, down by simply releasing thescrew 0and lifting, 1, the hooks F, and S, from their sockets, and l; aseasily setup. 1 y 1, 1"

It is not always desirableI to apply casters to the feet of bedsteads,and when` they are` p not so applied and it becomes*necessaryto` 1 1move or slide the bedstead upon 1thecar-l9`5 1 1i pet or ioor the feetof. thefbedstead as lordi-l1 i *111 narily constructed areveryfapttoscratch-or11 mar the carpet or Hoor. Toremedythe evil y 11 above namedand render the lbedstead moref1 1 perfect in that respect I make thepart offlOO` the foot which rests 1upontthe floor, of leadl,` 1 The softand ductile nature `of this :metal1 will insure the sliding of abedstead th"us` 11 mounted, freely without liability toscratch i or marthe carpet 1or Hoor, onwhichitlis 1105" l moved. 1" l 11 1" 2 Y eemHaving described the construction of my boards, all substantially as andfor the purimproved bedstead pose set forth. 10

I claim the described arrangement and In testimony of which invention Ihave combination of parts consisting essentially hereunto set my hand.

of the foundation J, and its springs L, M, SERAPHIN ESPACE.

the posts A, rails C, D, hooks F, and their sockets, the braces P, Q,and their adjusting screw O, and the lattice Work head, and foot,

Witnesses H. E. CLIFTON, D. N. B. COFFIN, Jr.

